title: Multiple focal liver lesions - diagnosis challenges. Case report.
abstract: Multiple focal liver lesions can generate diagnosis difficulties in daily practice. This paper present the case of a 53 years old patient with multiple hyperechoic liver lesions suggestive for hepatic hemangiomas, detected during the ultrasonographic exam. Contrast enhanced ultrasonography indicated focal hepatic steatosis, while computed tomography proposed possible liver metastasis. The histological diagnosis was focal nodular hyperplasia associated with hepatic steatosis. The peculiarity of the case was the association of multiple focal nodular hyperplasia lesions with hepatic steatosis and atypical imaging findings that required histological confirmation.
authors.affiliation: Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bd. Independenţei, nr. 1, 700111, Iaşi, Romania. catalinamihai@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cătălina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mihai
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mihai
authors.forename: Felicia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crumpei
authors.forename: Camelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferariu
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gergescu
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cijevschi Prelipcean
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*